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commit c8676652f40d5aae733052ba95dd17b56ca4c6ce
parent bdc9f26344d2da21e8b8e0662bf8be2a9a5d9ec3
Author: Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
Date:   Fri, 30 Jul 2021 22:53:10 -0400

add note re database storing private keys / backups SHOULD be encrypted

This addresses #6943 (https://bugs.gnunet.org/view.php?id=6943).

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Mtaler-merchant-manual.rst | 7+++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/taler-merchant-manual.rst b/taler-merchant-manual.rst @@ -586,6 +586,13 @@ Commands, like ``taler-merchant-dbinit``, that support the ``-l LOGFILE`` command-line option, send logging output to standard error by default. See :doc:`manpages/taler-merchant-dbinit.1` for more information. +.. note:: + + The Taler merchant backend stores private keys and other sensitive + business and customer data in the database. The backend operator + SHOULD ensure that backup operations are encrypted and secured from + unuathorized access. + .. index: MASTER_KEY